Morelia
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Gday,
I'm from Australia and looking to purchase my first ever tractor. It will be used on 300+ acres with some hilly country out the back. Main uses will be for mulching pasture, spreading seed and fertilizer, digging post holes and moving bails.
The two tractors I have been looking at are
1. Mahindra 8000 - 80hp 4WD http://www.mahindra.com.au/ag/Australia-en/Products-Tractors-8000-4WD-SERIES-80-HP
2. Deutz Fahr Agrolux 85 - 85hp 4WD Agrolux 85hp | Deutz Tractors | German Engineering | Brought to you by PFG Australia
Both are classed as more bargain priced with the Mahindra at $44k and the Deutz at $54k. The mahindra dealer is 20km away in town whereas deutz dealer is about 100km away.
The Deutz is a bit higher class of tractor with larger capacities and functions like dual speed pto and 4 wheel independent braking.
Alot of hobby farmers around here are getting the mahindra while some of the dairy farmers are starting to buy the higher model deutzs.
Advantage for deutz is it looks like a bit more serious tractor and if we ever expand it will do the job a bit more effectively. The advantage of the mahindra is the cheaper price tag ($10k buys alot of implements).
Neither tractors have been in Oz for long so trying to get some reliability answers is making it hard to ask locals around here.
Has anyone had experience with either of these two brands and can give me some opinions on the two?
cheers
J
I'm from Australia and looking to purchase my first ever tractor. It will be used on 300+ acres with some hilly country out the back. Main uses will be for mulching pasture, spreading seed and fertilizer, digging post holes and moving bails.
The two tractors I have been looking at are
1. Mahindra 8000 - 80hp 4WD http://www.mahindra.com.au/ag/Australia-en/Products-Tractors-8000-4WD-SERIES-80-HP
2. Deutz Fahr Agrolux 85 - 85hp 4WD Agrolux 85hp | Deutz Tractors | German Engineering | Brought to you by PFG Australia
Both are classed as more bargain priced with the Mahindra at $44k and the Deutz at $54k. The mahindra dealer is 20km away in town whereas deutz dealer is about 100km away.
The Deutz is a bit higher class of tractor with larger capacities and functions like dual speed pto and 4 wheel independent braking.
Alot of hobby farmers around here are getting the mahindra while some of the dairy farmers are starting to buy the higher model deutzs.
Advantage for deutz is it looks like a bit more serious tractor and if we ever expand it will do the job a bit more effectively. The advantage of the mahindra is the cheaper price tag ($10k buys alot of implements).
Neither tractors have been in Oz for long so trying to get some reliability answers is making it hard to ask locals around here.
Has anyone had experience with either of these two brands and can give me some opinions on the two?
cheers
J